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And despite its recent TV appearance, it doesn’t much matter to owner Donna Best-Klingel what part the shop plays, as long as the film industry keeps its business in Burgaw.

“We’ve been given a tentative filming date of next week, but who knows what scenes they’re shooting,” Best-Klingel said of the new series. “We love it when the film industry is in town. They’re contributing to the community, they’re going to all the local businesses and they’re exploring the area. It’s really letting people know what our little town has to offer.”

Based on Stephen King’s best-selling 2009 novel, “Under the Dome” is set in Chester’s Mill, Maine, a small town that is suddenly shut off from the world by a massive transparent dome. Surrounded by a large cast of characters, King’s story centers on the people surviving inside who are trying to understand what’s trapped them.

It will premiere at 10 p.m. Monday, June 24 on CBS.

This week, set dressers were at Ocean Trail Convalescent Home on Fodale Avenue in Southport preparing for the series’ first day of filming on Thursday. King also was on hand for rehearsals and filming.

According to city film permits, crews will film Friday at Southport Motorcars on North Howe Street – suggesting producers may have settled on the car dealership that will be owned by Chester’s Mill politician James “Big Jim” Rennie.

Rennie, one of the novel’s central characters, will be played by Dean Norris. Norris is well known for portraying DEA Agent Hank Schrader on the acclaimed AMC drama “Breaking Bad,” which is concluding this summer.

“Twilight’s” Rachelle Lefevre was recently cast to play Julia, an investigative reporter who just moved to town with her husband, a doctor, while Mike Vogel (“Pan Am”), will play Iraq War veteran Dale Barbara, and “CSI: NY’s” Natalie Martinez will play an ambitious sheriff’s deputy. Other cast members include Britt Robertson, Aisha Hinds, Jolene Purdy, Nicholas Strong, Alex Koch and Colin Ford.

Swedish director Niels Arden Oplev (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) is directing the first episode.

Vanessa Neimeyer, a Wilmington agent who has cast extras for locally shot projects like “Safe Haven” and “The Conjuring,” has been tapped to hire background actors for the mini-series.

In Burgaw, the coffee shop will undergo a transformation in the coming weeks that will give the business a “weathered” look, Best-Klingel said.

A filming contract with the series will last through October, but the shop will remain open during shoots.

“They’ll be using our roasting room and will film the store front and the outside of the building. Across the street, there will be a fabric store, and next door, they’ll make it look like a diner,” she said. “They can choose a lot of different locations. I think we’re pretty lucky to have them.”

<p>When “Under the Dome” premieres on CBS this June, chances are audiences will have no idea that its small-town bookstore is the same building as a print shop featured in NBC's “Revolution.”</p><p>In reality, both facades are an illusion.</p><p>The business is instead a Burgaw fixture: Courthouse Coffee.</p><p>And despite its recent TV appearance, it doesn't much matter to owner Donna Best-Klingel what part the shop plays, as long as the film industry keeps its business in Burgaw.</p><p>“We've been given a tentative filming date of next week, but who knows what scenes they're shooting,” Best-Klingel said of the new series. “We love it when the film industry is in town. They're contributing to the community, they're going to all the local businesses and they're exploring the area. It's really letting people know what our little town has to offer.”</p><p>Based on Stephen King's best-selling 2009 novel, “Under the Dome” is set in Chester's Mill, Maine, a small town that is suddenly shut off from the world by a massive transparent dome. Surrounded by a large cast of characters, King's story centers on the people surviving inside who are trying to understand what's trapped them.</p><p>It will premiere at 10 p.m. Monday, June 24 on CBS.</p><p>This week, set dressers were at Ocean Trail Convalescent Home on Fodale Avenue in Southport preparing for the series' first day of filming on Thursday. King also was on hand for rehearsals and filming. </p><p>According to city film permits, crews will film Friday at Southport Motorcars on North Howe Street – suggesting producers may have settled on the car dealership that will be owned by Chester's Mill politician James “Big Jim” Rennie.</p><p>Rennie, one of the novel's central characters, will be played by Dean Norris. Norris is well known for portraying DEA Agent Hank Schrader on the acclaimed AMC drama “Breaking Bad,” which is concluding this summer.</p><p>“Twilight's” Rachelle Lefevre was recently cast to play Julia, an investigative reporter who just moved to town with her husband, a doctor, while Mike Vogel (“Pan Am”), will play Iraq War veteran Dale Barbara, and “CSI: NY's” Natalie Martinez will play an ambitious sheriff's deputy. Other cast members include Britt Robertson, Aisha Hinds, Jolene Purdy, Nicholas Strong, Alex Koch and Colin Ford.</p><p>Swedish director Niels Arden Oplev (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”) is directing the first episode.</p><p>Vanessa Neimeyer, a Wilmington agent who has cast extras for locally shot projects like “Safe Haven” and “The Conjuring,” has been tapped to hire background actors for the mini-series.</p><p>In Burgaw, the coffee shop will undergo a transformation in the coming weeks that will give the business a “weathered” look, Best-Klingel said.</p><p>A filming contract with the series will last through October, but the shop will remain open during shoots.</p><p>“They'll be using our roasting room and will film the store front and the outside of the building. Across the street, there will be a fabric store, and next door, they'll make it look like a diner,” she said. “They can choose a lot of different locations. I think we're pretty lucky to have them.”</p><p>For more on extras casting, visit facebook.com/VanessaNcasting.</p><p><i></p><p>Cassie Foss: 343-2365</p><p>On <a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/news41"><b>Twitter</b></a>: @WilmOnFilm</i></p>